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  1. david kelly

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    Plumed egret is not the only species of egret which has nuptial plumes, yellow-billed egret is not the only species to have a yellow bill. It's like black-bellied plover v grey plover, all Pluvialis plovers have black bellies in breeding plumage but only one is grey. That seems to refer to the...
  2. david kelly

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    If by OD you mean original description then I agree. Wagler's original description of Ardea intermedia is on BHL at Bd.22 (1829) - Isis von Oken - Biodiversity Heritage Library and I can't see any mention of why intermedia was chosen as the specific name. David
  3. david kelly

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    Western Bonelli's warbler and Eastern Bonelli's Warbler? Western Subalpine Warbler and Eastern Subalpine Warbler? Eastern Black-eared Wheatear and Western Black-eared Wheatear? Many species of egrets have yellow bills and are plumed. David
  4. david kelly

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    African intermediate egret, Asian intermediate egret and Australasian intermediate egret? David
  5. david kelly

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    A. (i.) intermedia has occurred in Australia. https://afo.birdlife.org.au/afo/index.php/afo/article/download/2270/2293 David
  6. david kelly

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    http://jboyd.net/Taxo/List9.html#accipitriformes
  7. david kelly

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    I may be being a little "hard of understanding" here but the paper quoted still includes the Ichthyophaga fish eagles within Haliaeetus and I can't find any mention of moving species from Haliaeetus to Ichthyophaga. David
  8. david kelly

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    Houlet is the Scots word for “owl”. David
  9. david kelly

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    Here is the abstract: "Abstract The Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica is a well-known but declining bird endemic to Britain and Ireland. Its taxonomic status was downgraded from species to subspecies in the mid-twentieth century but without any clear rationale. Here, we review the molecular...
  10. david kelly

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    Well, last month, I got an alert for Pale-throated Martin in East Lothian, 10 of them! David
  11. david kelly

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    It is the shrubby bush habitat that dominates much of the Cape floral province. It is Afrikaans for “fine bush”. The species are mostly succulents with small or fine leaves. David
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